SEPTEMBER 26 - CZECH CINEMA - 7.00 pm
A CASE FOR THE YOUNG HANGMAN
Pavel Jurácek (1969) 102 mins
After knocking down a rabbit in a suit, a man embarks on a strange journey where he encounters an Academy of Invention whose members are all silent, a community that has eliminated the month of November (for medical reasons!) & other disturbing occurrences. This little-seen absurdist adaptation of Gulliver's Travels was banned shortly after it's release & ended Jurácek's film career. It was only allowed to be screened after the Velvet Revolution of 1989 (tragically only months after the director's death). Imported 35mm print.
Screens as part of the Czech Cinema Retrospective
SEPTEMBER 26 - CZECH CINEMA - 8.55 pm
LATE AUGUST AT THE HOTEL OZONE
Jan Schmidt (1967) 77 mins
This Jurácek-scripted film is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the male species has seemingly disappeared. Nine Amazonian women try to survive, spending their time foraging for food and hunting animals until one day they encounter a man the last man on earth in possession of a most interesting object. With stunning b&w photography, this is a chick-flick for the postmodern age. Imported 35mm print.